Mets Magic

[Benjamin Grimm]

Virginia became the 10th state to ratify the Constitution, on June 25, 1788.



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[Willets Point]

Arlington House, Mount Vernon, Monticello, and Natural Bridge. No football fields.

[Willets Point]

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[Benjamin Grimm]

New Hampshire, also known as "Li'l Hampy" (not really) was the 9th state to ratify the Constitution, on June 21, 1788.



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[Edgy MD]

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I'm not sure what to do with this. I'm afraid it might start multiplying quickly.

[Willets Point]

New Hampshire doesn't have a football field but it does have a state capitol, the Old Man of the Mountain (well, it did until 2003), the Mount Washington Cog Railway, a ferry, fireworks!, and a street with bus service. All set on a larger image to remind you of New Hampshire's glorious 18.5 miles of shoreline!

[Willets Point]

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[Gwreck]

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[Benjamin Grimm]

The 8th state, South Carolina, ratified the Constitution on May 23, 1788.



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[Willets Point]

No love for Myrtle Beach.

[stevejrogers]

Willets Point wrote: No love for Myrtle Beach.

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[Gwreck]

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[Willets Point]

Welcome to Massachusetts, Mets. Don't stay long.

[Gwreck]

6!

[Benjamin Grimm]

Massachusetts, the most difficult state to spell, was the 6th state to ratify the Constitution, on February 6, 1788.



The Magic Number arrived in Massachusetts after a very brief layover in Maryland.



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[Centerfield]

With the tiebreaker, does a win in Atlanta cut the magic number by three?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Yes.



So that's bad news for Connecticut and Georgia.

[Edgy MD]

There's room for 13 Mets on that Massachusetts postcard!



Let's go with ... (1) Skip Lockwood, (2) Turk Wendell, (3) Jeff Reardon, (4) Richie Hebner, (5) Glen Sherlock, (6) J.P. Ricciardi, (7) Fran Healy, (8) Jim Duquette (gotta keep the suits in the middle), (9) Bill Monboquette, (10) Patrick Mazeika, (11) Chris Capuano, (12) Rico Brogna, and (13) umm ... Mark Johnson.

[Gwreck]

Glavine?

[Ceetar]

=Gwreck post_id=109091 time=1664429066 user_id=56]Glavine?

[Ceetar]

=Gwreck post_id=109091 time=1664429066 user_id=56]Glavine?

[whippoorwill]

Mmmmm Fran Healy

[Willets Point]

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=Gwreck post_id=109091 time=1664429066 user_id=56]Glavine?

[Edgy MD]

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Mmmmm Fran Healy

[Willets Point]

A triptych with Carlos Baerga in the middle.

[whippoorwill]

Hah! Quite eclectic, no?

[Edgy MD]

Plus Rey Ordóñez and Brian Keith.

[whippoorwill]

You know me well!

[Frayed Knot]

As I suspected was the case, this thread was started in the aftermath of winning 4 of 5 from the Braves in early August.

The problem is that, since then, we've lost 5 of 6 head to head.

[Willets Point]

It's almost like these are two really good teams who are evenly matched and recency bias can make us look worse and them look better than they really are. Or vice versa.